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en-usMedical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.Body builders aren't necessarily the strongest athletesAn increase in muscle size with exercise may not be directly related to an increase in muscle strength, according to a recent analysis of the literature.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-11-body-builders-necessarily-strongest-athletes.html
HealthThu, 03 Nov 2016 09:36:54 ESTnews397384607Increasing muscle strength can improve brain function, study saysIncreased muscle strength leads to improved brain function in adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), new results from a recent trial led by the University of Sydney has revealed.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-10-muscle-strength-brain-function.html
HealthMon, 24 Oct 2016 16:00:01 ESTnews396530160Keeping it simple: Can resting heart rate and hand grip strength predict future pulmonary health problems?Two studies will be presented during the CHEST Annual Meeting 2016 in Los Angeles that illustrate how something as simple as a patient's resting heart rate or handgrip strength can predict future pulmonary health problems.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-10-simple-resting-heart-strength-future.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesTue, 18 Oct 2016 02:46:16 ESTnews395977572Study reveals association between physical function and neurological diseaseA new study, based on data from the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) suggests a simple test of physical functioning may be able to help physicians identify individuals who are at a higher risk for developing Alzheimer's disease and stroke.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-08-reveals-association-physical-function-neurological.html
Alzheimer's disease & dementiaWed, 10 Aug 2016 10:34:59 ESTnews390044085Exercise as effective as surgery for middle aged patients with knee damageExercise therapy is as effective as surgery for middle aged patients with a common type of knee injury known as meniscal tear (damage to the rubbery discs that cushion the knee joint), finds a study in The BMJ this week.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-07-effective-surgery-middle-aged-patients.html
SurgeryWed, 20 Jul 2016 18:30:02 ESTnews388247946Study reveals the best way to improve muscle strengthEngaging in short, explosive leg contractions is the most effective way of strengthening muscles, Loughborough research reveals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-06-reveals-muscle-strength.html
HealthTue, 07 Jun 2016 07:00:01 ESTnews384500988New UK-wide clinical trial aims to improve muscle strength in older peopleA UK-wide clinical trial is set to examine whether a commonly used heart pill and a food supplement could improve the health of older people across the UK by improving muscle strength.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-05-uk-wide-clinical-trial-aims-muscle.html
HealthWed, 11 May 2016 08:40:01 ESTnews382173911Study shows that improving muscle power rather than strength helps alleviate pain for osteoarthritis sufferersScientists at Tufts have determined that leg muscle power—the capability of the leg muscles to rapidly exert force—is a more accurate gauge of the severity of knee osteoarthritis than simple leg strength, a finding that could lead to better diagnosis and treatment of the often debilitating disease.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-05-muscle-power-strength-alleviate-pain.html
HealthMon, 02 May 2016 09:32:54 ESTnews381400358Strength training helps older adults live longerOlder adults who met twice-weekly strength-training guidelines had lower odds of dying in a new analysis by researchers at Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Columbia University. The study is the first to demonstrate the association in a large, nationally representative sample over an extended time period, particularly in an older population.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-04-strength-older-adults-longer.html
HealthWed, 20 Apr 2016 12:49:46 ESTnews380375373Peru reports first sexually transmitted Zika casePeru has suffered its first case of sexually transmitted, locally contracted Zika virus, authorities said Saturday.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-04-peru-sexually-transmitted-zika-case.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesSat, 16 Apr 2016 17:53:48 ESTnews380048020Many ICU patients trade critical illness for new illness, ICU-acquired weaknessA growing number of patients are being discharged from intensive care units, cured of the critical illness that put them there but facing a new and potentially debilitating condition—ICU-acquired weakness.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-04-icu-patients-critical-illness-icu-acquired.html
HealthFri, 08 Apr 2016 12:20:37 ESTnews379336822Researchers identify age-related differences in human blood metabolitesMetabolites—substances that are created during metabolism—can provide a wealth of information about individual health, disease, diet, and life-style. Now, they can tell us even more. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) researchers and collaborators at Kyoto University have recently discovered metabolites that are specifically related to aging and shed light on how the human body ages. The team, led by OIST's Professor Yanagida, published their results in PNAS.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-03-age-related-differences-human-blood-metabolites.html
Medical researchMon, 28 Mar 2016 15:00:04 ESTnews378389432New pain relief technique for ACL knee surgery preserves muscle strengthAnesthesiologists can significantly reduce loss of muscle strength in ACL knee surgery patients using a new pain management technique, a new study has found.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-03-pain-relief-technique-acl-knee.html
SurgeryThu, 03 Mar 2016 11:39:37 ESTnews376227564Phase 2 clinical trial to treat rare hereditary muscle disease shows promiseResearchers present the first clinical study that provides evidence that an extended-release sialic acid supplement may stabilize muscle strength in patients with GNE myopathy (GNEM), a rare hereditary, progressive, adult-onset muscle disease.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-02-phase-clinical-trial-rare-hereditary.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesMon, 22 Feb 2016 13:55:45 ESTnews375371629Researchers see promising results in treating age-related decline in muscle mass and powerA proof-of-concept, phase 2 trial by an international research team has found promising results for a myostatin antibody in treating the decline in muscle mass and power associated with aging.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-12-results-age-related-decline-muscle-mass.html
Medical researchMon, 28 Dec 2015 10:48:34 ESTnews370522106Bones of obese children may be in trouble, study findsStudies have shown that obese children tend to have more muscle, but recent University of Georgia research on the muscle and bone relationship shows that excess body fat may compromise other functions in their bodies, such as bone growth.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-12-bones-obese-children.html
Overweight and ObesityTue, 15 Dec 2015 08:43:45 ESTnews369391416People with multiple sclerosis may be more physically fit than tests indicate, study findsConventional methods of assessing cardiorespiratory fitness and muscular strength among people with multiple sclerosis may underestimate participants' capabilities, prompting clinicians to prescribe exercise therapies that are less effective than they could be, according to new research by scientists at the University of Illinois.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-10-people-multiple-sclerosis-physically.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesThu, 29 Oct 2015 12:58:39 ESTnews365342313Vitamin D3 supplementation helps women build muscle even after menopauseThe benefits of vitamin D supplementation for postmenopausal women have been widely debated. But a new study from Sao Paulo, Brazil, now documents that vitamin D supplementation can significantly increase muscle strength and reduce the loss of body muscle mass in women as late as 12+ years after menopause. The study results will be presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS), which begins September 30 in Las Vegas.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-09-vitamin-d3-supplementation-women-muscle.html
HealthWed, 30 Sep 2015 04:17:37 ESTnews362805449Tai Chi linked to improved physical capacity in certain common long term conditionsThe ancient Chinese exercise Tai Chi is linked to improved physical capacity among older adults with certain common long term conditions, indicates a pooled analysis of the available evidence, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-09-tai-chi-linked-physical-capacity.html
HealthThu, 17 Sep 2015 18:30:02 ESTnews361727832Slowing down muscle loss in heart failure patientsPatients in advanced states of myocardial insufficiency generally lose their muscle mass and muscle strength. Indeed, that fact has, until now, negatively impacted the clinical course of the disease and has resulted in poor prognoses for patients. Such pathological muscle loss impacts the skeletal muscles in particular. The responsible molecular signaling pathways have not yet been fully understood. One cause of this degenerative process lies in the system that regulates the blood pressure and salt/water supply in the body—the so-called renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). This is strongly activated in the context of the disease process and associated with cardiac cachexia, leading to an increase in the formation of the effector peptide angiotensin II. Angiotensin II directly affects the muscle and increases protein degradation there, resulting in a loss of muscular mass and strength.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-08-muscle-loss-heart-failure-patients.html
CardiologyTue, 11 Aug 2015 05:56:25 ESTnews358491377Research pours cold water on ice bath recovery theoryIf the thought of a post workout ice bath is enough to make you shiver, new research from QUT and The University of Queensland (UQ) will warm your heart.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-08-cold-ice-recovery-theory.html
HealthMon, 10 Aug 2015 07:40:01 ESTnews358410500Muscle strength fades after just two weeks of inactivity(HealthDay)—It takes just two weeks of physical inactivity for those who are physically fit to lose a significant amount of their muscle strength, new research indicates.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-07-muscle-strength-weeks-inactivity.html
HealthWed, 08 Jul 2015 15:00:01 ESTnews355583558Inactivity reduces people's muscle strengthNew research reveals that it only takes two weeks of not using their legs for young people to lose a third of their muscular strength, leaving them on par with a person who is 40-50 years their senior. The Center for Healthy Aging and the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen conducted the research.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-06-inactivity-people-muscle-strength.html
HealthFri, 26 Jun 2015 09:37:02 ESTnews354530215Older Americans need protein to keep muscles strong, study says(HealthDay)—Older adults need a protein-rich diet to maintain muscle mass and strength, a new study suggests.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-06-older-americans-protein-muscles-strong.html
HealthWed, 10 Jun 2015 18:00:02 ESTnews353176479Researchers discover key to maintaining muscle strength while we ageWhat causes us to lose muscle strength as we age and how exercise can prevent it from happening has never been thoroughly understood, but McMaster University researchers have discovered a key protein required to maintain muscle mass and muscle strength during aging.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-06-key-muscle-strength-age.html
Medical researchTue, 02 Jun 2015 12:00:01 ESTnews352448394Many health impacts of aging are due to inactivity—not getting oldThis past winter I taught a course titled "Physical Activity and Aging." It was a fun course, and really drove home an issue that I've known for a while, but hadn't previously given a lot of thought: the impact of aging is identical to the detraining that happens in response to reduced physical activity and/or increased sedentary behaviour.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-06-health-impacts-aging-due-inactivitynot.html
HealthTue, 02 Jun 2015 08:58:29 ESTnews352454289Stronger muscles make for healthier bone developmentScientists at the University of Southampton have shown that higher muscle mass is strongly linked with healthier bone development in children.Researchers also found no relationship between fat mass and bone development, indicating it is not an important factor in childhood skeletal strength.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-04-stronger-muscles-healthier-bone.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesTue, 14 Apr 2015 09:08:34 ESTnews348221302Strength training still advisable in older ageIn Austria, around ten per cent of over-65-year-olds are frail, while a further 40 per cent are in a preliminary stage of frailty. The Healthy For Life project, with the MedUni Vienna as the academic lead, aims to raise fitness levels and quality of life for older people whose nutritional condition is inadequate. The first results show that regular strength training is particularly beneficial for increasing hand strength, and thus enabling people to live independently, says Thomas Dorner of the MedUni Vienna's Centre for Public Health to mark World Health Day this coming Tuesday (7 April).http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-04-strength-older-age.html
HealthFri, 03 Apr 2015 07:30:02 ESTnews347263481Can exercise training prevent premature death in elderly?Generation 100 is the first and largest randomized clinical study evaluating the effect of regular exercise training on morbidity and mortality in elderly people.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-03-premature-death-elderly.html
HealthWed, 04 Mar 2015 12:16:30 ESTnews344693783Muscle weakness affects one in five Americans over 80(HealthDay)—Almost 1 in 5 Americans 80 and older has weak strength in their muscles, according to new research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-01-muscle-weakness-affects-americans.html
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